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	The '''greatest happiness principle''' is a foundation for '''utilitarianism'''. Utilitarianism is a theory of morality ~~(an ethics)~~ which says actions are moral if they promote utility. Utility, in case of the greatest happiness principle, is defined as happiness and absence of pain.		The '''greatest happiness principle''' is a foundation for '''utilitarianism'''. Utilitarianism is a theory of morality which says actions are moral if they promote utility. Utility, in case of the greatest happiness principle, is defined as happiness and absence of pain.

	Utilitarianism requires people to be convinced by an argument that cooperation is a useful goal at all and that it is useful to enable everyone to be as happy as possible.		Utilitarianism requires people to be convinced by an argument that cooperation is a useful goal at all and that it is useful to enable everyone to be as happy as possible.